NWL0109 Provision of Specialist Nursing Home Care in North West London

NWL CCG requires the provision of Specialist Nursing Home Care services in Hounslow - North West London CCG region.

The aim of the service is to provide service users access to Nursing Home Care provision.

The Services are commissioned by NWL CCG for the care of adults and children eligible for fully funded NHS CHC, including Service Users in receipt of NHS CHC through a fast track pathway and NHS Funded Discharge to Assess Clients.

The key requirements of the service are : •22 Nursing Home Beds •Admissions 7 days a week to support hospital discharge •Hounslow Borough to support rapid discharge from key local acute hospitals including West Middlesex Hospital and Chelsea and Westminster Hospital •The Admission criteria is for clients aged over 65 years of age •High Quality of Care - CQC Rated Good •Access to Self Funding Beds and Local Authority Beds for clients - when no longer under D2A or Continuing Health Care .

The CCG ( via the Local Authority) currently has contract arrangements in place with Care UK - Charlotte House until 31st March 2022 with an estimated annual value of £1,071,431.

NWL CCG is committed to assess the needs of the service users and consider how (if relevant) it needs to secure the needs of the people who use the services, and improve the quality and efficiency in the provision of the services including through the services being provided in an integrated way.

The purpose of this PIN is to be transparent about the CCG's intentions to undertake a procurement process in the coming 12 months.

Any capable provider may come forward by 27th May 2022 to engage with the CCG.

In your response to this opportunity, please advise your interest and demonstrate capacity and capability to deliver this service via: https://airtable.com/shr52NBGIuyGSsvoY If it is that Charlotte House are the only provider capable of delivering the service, then the CCG will look to award a further contract to the provider for up to 36 months beyond May 2022.

Whilst the CCG considers its procurement options for these services going forward, it may extend its arrangements with the current provider until a new contract is awarded.

During 2022, it is anticipated that NWL CCG will be succeeded by an Integrated Care Board (ICB).

Any future contract and/or procurement opportunity may therefore be in the name of the ICB.